GERMANTOWN AVENUE over CRESHEIM CREEK

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Facts 

Name:	GERMANTOWN AVENUE over CRESHEIM CREEK
Structure number:	674007010001360
Location:	CHESTNUT HILL 17A04
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	24.9 ft. [7.6 m]
Total length:	24.9 ft. [7.6 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	36.1 ft. [11.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	59.7 ft. [18.2 m]
Skew angle:	27°
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1885
Year reconstructed:	2008
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:	Masonry [8]
Main span design:	Arch - Deck [11]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	11,418 [as of 2010]
Truck traffic:	3% of total traffic
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:	75.8 tons [68.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	55.9 tons [50.8 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	92.6
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	11,727 [as of 1992]
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	29.7 tons [27.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	19.8 tons [18.0 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	40.9
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:	$119,000

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